Diagnostic and prognostic performance of the ratio between high-sensitivity cardiac troponin I and troponin T in patients with chest pain by Kai M. Eggers, Ola Hammarsten, Sally J. Aldous, Louise Cullen, Jaimi H. Greenslade, Bertil Lindahl, William A. Parsonage, Christopher J. Pemberton, John W. Pickering, A. Mark Richards, Richard W. Troughton, Martin P. Than

“…<h4>Background</h4> Elevations of high-sensitivity cardiac troponin (hs-cTn) concentrations not related to type 1 myocardial infarction are common in chest pain patients presenting to emergency departments. …”
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Tracheal Rupture in an Adolescent Female Presenting with Chest Pain and Subcutaneous Emphysema at the Emergency Department: A Case Report by Muhammed Üdürgücü, Nazik Yener, Eda Şahin

“…In the case reported here, a 15-year-old female presented at the Emergency Department with complaints of a sudden onset of chest pain, difficulty breathing, subcutaneous emphysema and pneumomediastinum. …”
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Effectiveness of Internet-Based Cognitive Behavioral Therapy With Telephone Support for Noncardiac Chest Pain: Randomized Controlled Trial by Terje Thesen, Joseph A Himle, Egil W Martinsen, Liv T Walseth, Frode Thorup, Frode Gallefoss, Egil Jonsbu

“… BackgroundNoncardiac chest pain has a high prevalence and is associated with reduced quality of life, anxiety, avoidance of physical activity, and high societal costs. …”
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An unexpected cause of chest pain, dyspnea and palpitations in a young patient during a post-COVID syndrome by Fulvio Cacciapuoti, Ilaria Caso, Mario Crisci, Fabio Minicucci, Federico Cacciapuoti

“… A 31-year-old male presented with sudden onset of chest pain and dyspnea after a COVID-19 infection. Initially labeled as a myopericarditis related to COVID-19, because of the young age and low risk profile, after a multiparametric evaluation was possible to diagnose and treat an unstable lesion on an intermediate branch of left coronary. …”
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Economic analysis including long-term risks and costs of alternative diagnostic strategies to evaluate patients with chest pain by Pizzi Carmine, Pasanisi Emilio, Bedetti Gigliola, Turchetti Giuseppe, Loré Cosimo

“…The aim of the study is to evaluate the clinical and economic outcomes of alternative diagnostic strategies in low risk chest pain patients.</p> <p>Methods</p> <p>We evaluated direct and indirect downstream costs of 6 strategies: coronary angiography (CA) after positive troponin I or T (cTn-I or cTnT) (strategy 1); after positive exercise electrocardiography (ex-ECG) (strategy 2); after positive exercise echocardiography (ex-Echo) (strategy 3); after positive pharmacologic stress echocardiography (PhSE) (strategy 4); after positive myocardial exercise stress single-photon emission computed tomography with technetium Tc 99m sestamibi (ex-SPECT-Tc) (strategy 5) and direct CA (strategy 6).…”
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Treatment of Chronic Back and Chest Pain in a Patient with Sickle Cell Disease Using Spinal Cord Stimulation by Damla Yürük, İbrahim Aşık

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Economic evaluation of single-photon emission-computed tomography versus stress echocardiography in stable chest pain patients by Javad Javan-Noughabi, Aziz Rezapour, Marjan Hajahmadi, Vahid Alipour

“…This study aims to assess the cost-effectiveness of Single-Photon Emission-Computed Tomography (SPECT) compared with stress echocardiography in stable chest pain patients. An economic evaluation study was conducted to assess the cost-effectiveness of SPECT versus stress echocardiography in stable chest pain patients without known CAD between April 1, 2017, and September 1, 2018 in Tehran, Iran. …”
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Comparison of Troponin, High-Sensitivity Troponin, and Copeptin Markers at Different Times in Patients with High-Risk Chest Pain by Alireza Abootalebi, Seyyed Mehdi Mirhosseini, Amirreza Sajjadieh-Khajouei, Reza Moayednia, Maliheh Jahromi-Dastgerdi

“…Background: The incidence of cases with acute myocardial infarction (AMI) and patients suffering from chest pain (CP) referred to emergency departments are increasing. …”
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Chest pain with myocardial ischemia in a child: should we think about coronary slow flow phenomenon? by Abdullah Kocabaş, Fırat Kardelen, Gayaz Akçurin, Halil Ertuğ

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Explore the effect of pressing acupuncture combined with abdominal massage on functional constipation in patients with chest pain and heart pain by Chunmei Jiang, Xiaohong Chu, Aixia Sun, Lu Lu

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Prospective Validation and Comparative Analysis of Coronary Risk Stratification Strategies Among Emergency Department Patients With Chest Pain by Dustin G. Mark, Jie Huang, Mamata V. Kene, Dana R. Sax, Dale M. Cotton, James S. Lin, Sean C. Bouvet, Uli K. Chettipally, Megan L. Anderson, Ian D. McLachlan, Laura E. Simon, Judy Shan, Adina S. Rauchwerger, David R. Vinson, Dustin W. Ballard, Mary E. Reed

“…Background Coronary risk stratification is recommended for emergency department patients with chest pain. Many protocols are designed as “rule‐out” binary classification strategies, while others use graded‐risk stratification. …”
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Predictors of critical illness among young males with chest pain, abdominal pain, or headaches in the Republic of Korea Army by Byeong Geun Song, Jung Han Woo, Hyeon Kyung Yoon, Byeongwook Cho, Hyun Jae Lee, Moonki Jung, Yoonhyuk Jang

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Chest Pain Network with Support of Telemedicine: Impact on Reperfusion Therapy and Clinical Outcomes After 8 Years of Experience by Pedro Gabriel Melo de Barros e Silva, Thiago Andrade Macedo, Renato D. Lopes, Mariana Y. Okada, Tiago Frigini, Patricia O. Roveri, Rodrigo Balada, Lucas Silva de Macedo, Valter Furlan

“…Conclusion: The implementation of a systematic and organized chest pain protocol, including telemedicine support, was associated with a significant increase in the use of pharmacoinvasive strategy and better clinical patient outcomes in patients with STEMI. …”
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Acute global longitudinal strain evaluation in patients with subacute to chronic chest pain: A pilot, observational study by Paramjit Kaur, Syed Fatmi, Emmanuel Tangco, Elise E. Zhao, Fateeha Tariq, Sanjida Jahan, Kristy Johnson Pich, Darius Aliabadi

“…Therefore, GLS assessments on 2D echo can be used for risk stratification of patients with subacute to chronic chest pain concerning for ischemia in addition to EKG, troponins and other data obtained by non-invasive testing and evaluation.…”
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Diagnostic and prognostic performance of the ratio between high-sensitivity cardiac troponin I and troponin T in patients with chest pain. by Kai M Eggers, Ola Hammarsten, Sally J Aldous, Louise Cullen, Jaimi H Greenslade, Bertil Lindahl, William A Parsonage, Christopher J Pemberton, John W Pickering, A Mark Richards, Richard W Troughton, Martin P Than

“…<h4>Background</h4>Elevations of high-sensitivity cardiac troponin (hs-cTn) concentrations not related to type 1 myocardial infarction are common in chest pain patients presenting to emergency departments. …”
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The utility of the initial electrocardiogram in predicting acute coronary events in current cocaine users with chest pain in the emergency department by Celeste C.L. Quianzon, Lindsay Quade, Ishraque Shawon, Robert Ferguson

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Cardiac Magnetic Resonance Imaging (CMRI) Applications in Patients with Chest Pain in the Emergency Department: A Narrative Review by Hossein Zareiamand, Amin Darroudi, Iraj Mohammadi, Seyed Vahid Moravvej, Saba Danaei, Roohallah Alizadehsani

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Intermittent high-spiking fever, muscle and joint pain with sudden chest pain: Adult-onset still's disease? by Wei Li, Peng Dong, Fang Liu, Yang Jiang, Yuanzheng Li, Banghe Li

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Diagnostic Evaluation of Children Presenting with Chest Pain to Pediatric Cardiology Clinic: Covid-19 Pandemic's Effect to Etiology by Kerem Ertaş, Osman Akdeniz

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Prediction of adverse cardiac events in emergency department patients with chest pain using machine learning for variable selection by Liu, Nan, Koh, Zhi Xiong, Goh, Junyang, Lin, Zhiping, Haaland, Benjamin, Ting, Boon Ping, Ong, Marcus Eng Hock

“…Background The key aim of triage in chest pain patients is to identify those with high risk of adverse cardiac events as they require intensive monitoring and early intervention. …”
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